Patriot of the Lowcountry: Eliza Wilkinson and the Fall of Charleston

"Amid the desolation, the woman of Carolina exhibited an example of more than masculine fortitude...Far from being offended at the name of rebel ladies, they esteemed it as a title for distinction and glory." —Eliza Yonge Wilkinson

Eliza is no stranger to both privilege and heartbreak. Widowed at eighteen, she gained self-sufficiency while managing one of her father's plantations. Now, at age twenty-two, marauding Redcoats destroy her home and hard-won independence.

With her family's properti...